The controversy around FISA, a key foreign surveillance law, explained
Apr 12, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
The House is expected to vote on a key foreign surveillance law set to
expire next week. The fight over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act, or FISA, has pit national security hawks who defend the government
surveillance program against lawmakers who say it's been used to
unlawfully spy on American citizens. Host Steven Overly unpacks the
criticisms with Elizabeth Goitein, a former Capitol Hill attorney who
now leads the Liberty and National Security Program at NYU’s Brennan
Center for Justice.
